1973 - Spectacular Indianapolis 500 Race Amateur Super 8 Film Including Salt Walther Crashby John MeyerThis is my own, copyrighted (c) amateur Super 8 silent movie film of the star-crossed 1973 Indy 500 race, including truly unbelievable footage of the crash which occurred at the start of the race. This is more detailed than even the ABC video of the event. Click on the timecode below to go directly to the crash
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The camera perfectly tracks his car as it hits the fence, spilling fuel directly into the crowd, and then catches fire. The footage is then replayed in 1/8 slow motion.
Walther recovered from his injuries, but apparently battled addiction to pain killers which were prescribed to help him during his extensive healing process.